WPNS (AM)

Last updated
WPNS
City Destin, Florida
Broadcast area Fort Walton Beach area
Frequency 1140 kHz
Programming
Format Silent
Ownership
OwnerANDALA ENTERPRISES INC.
History
First air date
April 21, 1987 (as WWOU at 1120)
Former call signs
WWOU (1987-1988)
WBZR (1988-2003)
WNWF (2003-2018)
Former frequencies
1120 kHz (1987-2017)
Technical information
Facility ID 72803
Class D
Power 3,000 watts day
12 watts night
Transmitter coordinates
30°30′34.00″N86°28′34.00″W / 30.5094444°N 86.4761111°W / 30.5094444; -86.4761111

WPNS (1140 AM) is an American radio station licensed to serve Destin, Florida. As of March 21, 2020, the station has been silent.

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History

The station went on the air as WWOU on April 21, 1987. On December 15, 1988, the station changed its call sign to WBZR, and on November 1, 2003, to WNWF. [1]

Tri-City purchased the station in February 2016 and the license transfer was official in May; Tri-City Radio, LLC had been LMA'ing the station since November 2015. (Alabama Broadcast Media Page)

On November 29, 2013, WNWF was granted a U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) construction permit to move to 1140 kHz, increase day power to 3,000 watts, add critical hours operation with 2,400 watts and add night operation with 12 watts. A license to cover for their newly built facility was filed in December 2016, and was issued on December 19, 2017.

The station swapped call signs with Alabama-based radio station WPNS on December 21, 2018.

WPNS ceased broadcasting on March 21, 2020, due to financial reasons, [2] as well as due to the COVID-19 emergency. [3] WPNS must return to the air by March 22, 2021, or face deletion of its license.

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References

  1. "WPNS Call Sign History". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
  2. WPNS’s application for silent authority, filed March 23, 2020. Retrieved from fcc.gov March 20, 2021.
  3. FCC silent authority grant letter to Andala, dated April 9, 2021; retrieved March 20, 2021.